Rotary waterwall combustor with improved tire attachment
First Claim
1. A plurality of improved attachments connecting a rotary waterwall combustor to a tire, each of said improved attachments comprising a support block attached to said rotary waterwall combustor, a linkage, a pin arrangement pivotally connecting said support block to said tire and elongated openings cooperating with said pin arrangement so that only tensile forces are transmitted through said linkage and pin arrangement to support said rotary waterwall combustor within said tire, maintain the position of the central axis of the rotary waterwall combustion and provide for differential thermal expansion of the rotary waterwall combustor, the linkage and the tire.
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Abstract
An improved attachment for positioning a rotary waterwall combustor within a tire so it rotational axis is fixed and the rotary waterwall combustor, the tire and the attachment linkage are free to expand independently without inducing stresses due to differential thermal expansion; the attachment linkage comprises a plurality of support blocks attached to the rotary waterwall combustor and a plurality of support lugs attached to the tire with a plurality of links pivotally connected to the blocks and lugs with an elongated opening cooperatively associated with one of the pivotal connections to allow pivotal and axial movement and eliminate stresses caused by differential thermal expansion.
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- 1. A plurality of improved attachments connecting a rotary waterwall combustor to a tire, each of said improved attachments comprising a support block attached to said rotary waterwall combustor, a linkage, a pin arrangement pivotally connecting said support block to said tire and elongated openings cooperating with said pin arrangement so that only tensile forces are transmitted through said linkage and pin arrangement to support said rotary waterwall combustor within said tire, maintain the position of the central axis of the rotary waterwall combustion and provide for differential thermal expansion of the rotary waterwall combustor, the linkage and the tire.
- 10. A plurality of improved attachments connecting a rotary waterwall combustor to a tire, each of said improved attachments comprising a support block attached to said rotary waterwall combustor, a pair of support lugs and flexible linkage means for transmitting only tensil forces, said flexible linkage means to support said rotary waterwall combustor within said tire, maintain the position of the central axis of the rotary waterwall combustor and provide for differential thermal expansion of the rotary waterwall combustor, the linkage means and the tire.
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